Your book deserves
a stronger next chapter.

Turn a book into a screen story

You know what makes your book special. Give others a way to see it.

A reader can spend days discovering your novel. A film treatment brings its screen potential into focus: who the story follows, what is at stake, how the conflict builds, and why the ending matters.

We adapt the narrative for a visual medium, shaping the plot and character journeys into a cohesive movie story. The result is a document you can use to introduce the adaptation and support conversations about its creative direction.

For an author ready to explore a film adaptation before commissioning a full screenplay, a treatment is a practical first step. It gives the idea a clear form that can be shared, discussed, and developed further.

Choose the right next step

Treatment or screenplay: what’s the difference?

A treatment tells the proposed movie’s story in prose. It develops the characters, conflict, major story turns, and ending without writing every scene’s dialogue. It is a foundation for pitching and developing an adaptation.

A screenplay writes the adaptation scene by scene. It includes scene headings, action, and dialogue in screenplay format. Our $8,000 service delivers that full script in four weeks.

Choose the $4,500 treatment if you want to develop and present your book’s film concept first. Choose the screenplay if you are ready to commission the complete script. These are separate services; the treatment price does not include a full screenplay or film production.

The next step for your story

A great book is the beginning. A screenplay is a different craft.

You already know the world of your book. You know the characters, the turning points, and the scenes readers remember. But bringing that story to the screen takes more than moving chapters into a new document.

A screenplay has to reveal character through action. It has to turn inner thoughts into moments an audience can see and hear. And it has to decide what to preserve, what to condense, and how to keep the story moving.

That is the work this service is built around: taking the heart of your manuscript and shaping it into a full, feature-length screenplay, with editing and presentation that support the story on the page.

Writing. Refinement. Discovery.

More than a synopsis. Your story, written for the screen.

This is a complete screenplay-writing service. We adapt your narrative into scenes, develop the dialogue for a visual medium, and shape the dramatic progression from opening to ending. Editing then refines clarity, pacing, and consistency, while industry-standard formatting gives the finished screenplay a professional presentation.

The goal is to preserve what makes your book distinctive while giving it a form suited to screen storytelling. Your characters and central ideas remain at the heart of the adaptation.

A clear investment

$8,000. Four-week delivery. A complete adaptation.

Your investment covers the full screenplay, editing, industry-standard formatting, and the network listing described above. It is purchased separately from Meridian’s monthly marketing memberships.

This service is for authors who want to commission a screen adaptation of their work and are ready to invest in the writing itself. You do not need to write the screenplay yourself—we take on the adaptation work.

Start by telling us about your book and your vision. Before work begins, we’ll confirm the project scope, revision terms, and the start date for your four-week delivery schedule.

Deeper than a sentence-level polish

A clean manuscript can still need a stronger foundation.

A chapter can be grammatically correct and still arrive too early. A scene can read smoothly and still slow the story down. An idea can be interesting and still need a clearer path for the reader to follow.

Developmental editing addresses these larger questions. It looks at structure, pacing, continuity, and clarity of purpose. For fiction, that includes plot progression, character motivation, and emotional stakes. For nonfiction, it includes the organization of ideas, the strength of the argument, and how well the content serves its intended reader.

This is more intensive work on the architecture and substance of your manuscript. It can call for rethinking chapters, developing missing material, or reshaping how the book unfolds—while keeping your voice and intentions at the center.

Make the introduction memorable

Let readers feel the story before they turn the first page.

Your book has a mood, a world, and something at stake. A cinematic trailer brings those qualities into a short visual introduction designed to spark curiosity. It gives you another way to present the book alongside its cover and description.

The goal is a focused invitation: establish the premise, create a sense of anticipation, and leave viewers wanting to explore the book. We shape the trailer around that purpose, rather than trying to fit every chapter into a minute.

Whether you are introducing a new release or bringing renewed attention to an existing title, the creative direction begins with your book and the audience you want to reach.

Care for the details readers notice

You’ve shaped the book. Now refine the writing.

Inconsistent spelling, awkward phrasing, and punctuation errors can interrupt a reader’s experience. Copyediting brings a careful editorial eye to those details, improving clarity and consistency throughout the manuscript.

This service is a natural next step when your content and structure are settled. It focuses on how your sentences communicate, with attention to grammar, word usage, and consistent treatment of names, terms, and style.

If your book needs changes to its plot, chapter structure, pacing, or development of ideas, explore our Developmental Editing service first. Copyediting focuses on language and consistency rather than restructuring or rewriting the book.